GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

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BRIGANDS RELEASE CAPTIVES. LONDON, Aug. 13. An Athens correspondent states that after the receipt of a ransom, the brigands released their captives. /-■■■• M. Melas, after ten hours’ march through the forest reached Yannina demoralised. Ho declared that he was treated with tho utmost savagery, and was bound band and foot foi four days.

NEW GERMAN CRUISER. BERLIN, Aug. 11. Tho German Cabinet has decided to begin the construction of a 10,000 ton cruiser, which the Socialists had previous! v opposed. The Socialists’ surrender tn the People’s Party and their Catholic Centre Party colleagues was facilitated by an agreement money should be secured through curtailment of the navy and army es- /— — timates.

ALLIED MANOEUVRES. LONDON, August 12. The “ Daily News ” Berlin correspondent says the news that a Biitish regiment is participating in the French cavalry manoeuvres in the occupied am \, has startled German opinion. It may be true that the British army of occupation acted only according to military tenets, says the Zeitung,” hut the Government in London ought to have understood that such co-operation by British and French troops on German soil cannot fail to have political reactions. The “ Vossichc Zeitung” says: It is incomprehensible that neither Paris nor London recognises the enormity of this action. It is a blow at the policy of Locarno and makes a mock of the solemnity with which it is intended to surround the signing of the Anti-War Pact in Paris. They ought to understand that as long as the Allied generals in the Rhineland are permitted a double-cross policy by their Governments, there can be no idea of understanding.

TROUBLE IN SYRIA. LONDON, August 13.

The “Daily Chronicle’s” Paris correspondent states that France is faced with a serious situation in Syria, where events forced M. Ponsoit, the High Commissioner, to suspend a debate by the newlv-elected Parliament upon the proposed constitution. The general election returned a tionalist anti-French Assembly, which claims the sole right of proclaiming martial law and conducting foreign relations. JBF The Assembly refused M. l request to drop the clauses, and a'dissolution is expected.

GREEK AFFAIRS. LONDON, August 13. The “ Daily Telegraph’s” Athens correspondent reports that despite personalities and defamation by the local gutter press, there is every prospect ot Yenizelos obtaining 105 seats in the Chamber of 250. Fifteen hundred thousand refugees from Thrace are likely to vote forVenizelos to a man. Moreover, the average voter is desirous of closing political strife. If the Royalists are returned,,' . it is obvious that there will he a period of civil war, whereas peace and foreign loans are urgent necessities for Greece. LONDON, August 13. In order to prevent multiple voting, M. Yenizelos lias agreed to a popular candidate’s suggestion that voters in Athens, Pireaus and Snlonica should dip a finger in a coloured fluid, which is indelible for 48 hours.

BRITISH TOTE COY. LONDON, August 13. In the prospectus issued by Totalisators, Limited, to purchase the Julius V totalisa tor rights- in Britain and Ireland. the capital is £250.000 preterred shares of ten shillings, each are being issued. The consideration due to the Australian company is payable m - £IOO,OOO cash, plus a royalty rate a one-eighth of one per cent of the monev passing the machine. In anticipation of the decision the Premier totalisator will he selected by the British Control Board. Various racecourses have been approached. The “Financial Times” expresses the opinion that the venture is necessarily speculative, even if the control hoard adopts it.

N.Z. TRANSPORTERSATTACKED IN MESOPOTAMIA. BAGHDAD, Aug. 12. A motor convoy, conducted by the Nairn Brothers, the New Zealanders, was attacked to-day. The passengers are re-ported safe. SOVIET LOAN APPEAL. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) LONDON, August 13. The Soviet Government is endeavouring to float a £3,000,000 loan for railways. It is reported negotiations are proceedings in London. New York and Berlin. RAILWAY SALARIES. LONDON, August 13. -From to-day wages and salaries throughout the British railways will ho reduced two and a-lialf per cont, the last conference endorsing the provisional agreement held yesterday, and the Railway Clerks Association oveiwlielminglv approving of the settlement. Air J. H. Thomas described the unanimous support of the reduction in all unions as a victory of common-sense over extremism. J ROYAL APPOINTMENTS. . * LONDON, Aug. 12. The Kill" has approved of the follow-, ing appointments of Colonial Governors: Brigadier General Sir Frederick Gugisberg, late Governor of Gold .Coast to lie Governor of British Guiana in succession to Sir Cecil Rodwell, . whose appointment as Governor of Southern Rhodesia has been approved; Sir Edward Brandis Bonham, Colonel, Secretary of the Colony, to ho Governor of the Colony of Cambria, in succession to Sir John Middleton, whose appointment to he Governor of Newfoundland was recently announced. LATINISED ALPHABET. CONSTANTINOPLE, August 12. Sitting in front of a blackboard ir.the President’s Palace, the President and members of the Cabinet and suites received their first A B C lesson, when the Alinistry of Education’s experts expounded the new Latinised alphabet. The Ministry has published a laitinised dictionary. The censorship bureau is !icing inaugurated, and it is planned to compel newspapers and others to conform to the new spelling. Twentythree letters are used, omitting Q, AV, and X. VAGARIES OF REFEREES. . AMSTERDAM, August 12. “This will he the end of Olympicboxing,” declared Genei’al Kentish, referring to vagaries of referees during the contests just finished.